City says it has no immediate plans to fix the problem

Tommy Reyes has been surfing off Ala Moana Beach Park for decades and has seen the sand here slowly, but steadily disappear.

"It's made it hard for surfers to walk out and for swimming in this whole area," he said. "It's quite a bit of area that got all rocky."

A rocky situation that many familiar with the area said is dangerous.

"It's frustrating to see other people that don't know where to get in and get out, said John Murray. "Little kids and stuff struggle. You got to show over here is the place to get in. Cause if you don't, they get torn up."

Reyes said, "It's frustrating to a lot of people cause a lot people get cuts and they're unaware, especially around high tide, you can't see the reef."

The city's Department of Parks and Recreation said crews pushed sand in here from the Ewa end of the beach in 2010 and 2004.

"I don't think they actually fixed it," said Reyes. "Cause it's been sandy for about the last, rocky for the past 10 years."

"It'd be great if they could refurbish, renourish the beach, especially down towards the park area," Murray said. "From here back there's like 6 feet over there."

A stretch of beach that will be even smaller over the Memorial Day weekend with equipment set up for Monday's lantern floating.

But not everyone's complaining.

"A couple rocks aren't bad compared to the desert, but yeah it could be bigger," said Janelle Horsley, a visitor from Arizona.

The city said it had no plans to fix the problem. But because of our inquiry, it said it will now look into the situation.

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the night off. Finding a spot on the beach may be difficult this Memorial Day weekend ... especially at Ala Moana, where thousands are expected and where sand is becoming more and more limited. KITV4's Justin Fujioka has our top story. Tommy Reyes has been surfing off Ala Moana Beach Park for decades... and has seen the sand here slowly, but steadily disappear. Tommy Reyes: "IT'S MADE IT HARD FOR SURFERS TO WALK OUT AND FOR SWIMMING IN THIS WHOLE AREA. BUT IT'S QUITE A BIT OF AREA THAT GOT ALL REALLY ROCKY." A rocky situation that many familiar with the area say is dangerous. John Murray: "IT'S FRUSTRATING TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GET IN AND GET OUT. YOU KNOW, LITTLE KIDS AND STUFF YOU KNOW, STRUGGLE. THAT'S HARD CAUSE THEN YOU'RE LIKE, OH YOU GOT TO SHOW 'UM YOU KNOW, OVER HERE IS THE PLACE TO GET IN. OR YOU KNOW, CAUSE IF YOU DON'T YEAH, THEY GET TORN UP." Tommy Reyes: "IT'S FRUSTRATING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE CAUSE A LOT PEOPLE GET CUTS AND THEY'RE UNAWARE, ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE, YOU CAN'T SEE THE REEF." The City's Department of Parks and Recreation says crews pushed sand in here from the Ewa end of the beach in 2010 and 2004. Tommy Reyes: "I DON'T THINK THEY ACTUALLY FIXED IT. CAUSE IT'S BEEN SANDY FOR ABOUT THE LAST, ROCKY FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS." John Murray: "IT'D BE GREAT IF THEY COULD REFURBISH, RENOURISH THE BEACH, ESPECIALLY DOWN TOWARDS THE PARK AREA. YOU KNOW, FROM HERE BACK, I MEAN YOU CAN SEE... I MEAN THERE'S... THERE'S LIKE SIX FEET OVER THERE." A stretch of beach that's even smaller this weekend with equipment already set up for Monday's lantern floating. But not everyone's complaining. Janelle Horsley: "A COUPLE ROCKS AREN'T BAD COMPARED TO THE DESERT, BUT YEAH IT COULD BE BIGGER." The City's Department of Parks and Recreation says it had no plans to fix the problem... but because of our inquiry, will now look into the situation. If crews do move any sand, it will be after the summer swells. Live in the newsroom, Justin Fujioka, KITV4